GOAL! REAL MADRID 1-0 MANCHESTER CITY (ISCO, 60)

Otamendi and Rodri get themselves in a tangle before Luka Modric nips the ball away.

The former World Player of the Year feeds Vinicius who cuts inside Walker, selling himself for the first time tonight, before laying the ball across goal and an unmarked Isco slides the ball into the bottom corner.

Great save!

30' After touching the ball just nine times, not once in the box, Ferland Mendy whips in a delightful cross for Karim Benzema whose header across goal is touched away by the despairing dive of Ederson.

The abstract

Although this is a meeting of two of the richest and biggest clubs on the planet, there is an intriguing sideline.

Real's dominance in this competition is second to none, whilst City are yet to make their mark - although their dreams could be over before they have even started, for the next two years at least.

Pep Guardiola identified the discrepancy in his post-match press conference.

"This is the real test. The kings of this competition against one team who aren't used to playing these kind of games much, as our best performance was one semi-final. We have to show our personality."

Sterling returns, Hazard out

Raheem Sterling, City's top scorer in Europe this season, is available for the English club, whilst Eden Hazard is expected to be out for the remainder of the campaign with a fractured ankle.

Sterling provides extra impetus against a Real defence that have conceded just 17 goals in 25 La Liga games.

In contrast, Man City have shipped 29 in 27 Premier League matches, four more than Sheffield United. But Real have relied solely on Karim Benzema for their goals this season and have netted 16 less than Barca.

Massive week ahead

Poor form

Neither side can boast particularly impressive form, each losing two of their last four in all competitions.

City are already out of the Premier League title race whilst Real Madrid's La Liga hopes were dealt a huge blow when they drew against Celta Vigo and lost just their second league game of the season against Levante last time out.

Spanish curse

City's problems in Europe extend past Madrid - they have been knocked out in each of their three last two-legged ties against Spanish clubs, twice by Barcelona and once against Los Blancos in the 2016 semi-finals.